Tag: Hair

What Is Causing My Acne?

For many, pesky pimples and more severe acne breakouts can be unsightly or cause embarrassment. Some people have breakouts consistently on their cheeks. Others have breakouts confined only to their chin, and some have pimples across their entire face. But is there rhyme or reason for where acne is present? “There is little scientific evidence… Continue reading What Is Causing My Acne?

The Truth about Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal has been around for decades, and it’s a common practice, especially among people 20 t0 45. And when it’s done by a certified doctor, it’s safe and effective. But it can be a different story if an unqualified practitioner performs it. In the wrong hands, the treatment can result in burns, permanent… Continue reading The Truth about Laser Hair Removal

How Healthy Are You?

Millions of people set goals to improve their health and fitness. The problem is that many don’t know what the signs of health are and how to tell if they are healthy to begin with. The good news is that there is no one thing that determines how healthy someone is. Rather, it’s a variety… Continue reading How Healthy Are You?

The Anti-Aging Program for Your Hair

As we mature, our hair changes along with us—a natural but often frustrating process. “The life span and capability of hair follicle stem cells decrease as we age, inhibiting the ability to regenerate the cells responsible for hair growth, texture, and pigment,” explains Jim Markham, CEO and Founder of ColorProof. Meaning: Locks that were once… Continue reading The Anti-Aging Program for Your Hair

How to Win the Aging-Hair Battle

A thick, full, luscious head of hair is an outward sign of beauty, health and youth. Still, many women don’t realize the impact slowly aging hair can have on their appearance. How healthy and youthful a person looks from across the room often has less to do with facial wrinkles and a lot more to… Continue reading How to Win the Aging-Hair Battle

5 Steps to Healthy, Fabulous Hair

From taking essential vitamins to a simple head massage, hair restoration expert Dr. Baiju Gohil breaks down some easy ways to get enviable hair this season.  Dr. Gohil is a board-certified surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, dedicated to hair restoration and hair loss treatment. He opened Robotic Hair Restoration Long of… Continue reading 5 Steps to Healthy, Fabulous Hair

Why Does Hair Go Gray?

Researchers have identified cells that grow hair as well as the mechanism that causes hair to go gray. The discovery, by experts from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, could eventually help develop possible treatments for balding and for hair graying. “Although this project was started in an effort to understand how certain kinds of tumors… Continue reading Why Does Hair Go Gray?

Hair Coloring and Allergy

Choosing a new hair color wouldn’t seem to be the kind of decision that comes with much peril. But anyone intent on going from blond to brunette, or from gray-haired to redhead, could be in for a surprise. In fact, chemicals used in hair dyes can trigger allergic reactions, and skin exposed to the chemical… Continue reading Hair Coloring and Allergy

Hairstyling without Damage

Editor’s note: Many of us stress about which hair products are healthiest, and which can help us look our best. However, it’s just as important that hair be styled safely. Here, from the American Academy of Dermatology, are tips to help style your hair without causin it to become lackluster – or even fall out.… Continue reading Hairstyling without Damage

Safe At-Home Hair Removal

With beach season just around the corner, you might be thinking about waxing to achieve a hair-free body before summer. Unlike shaving, waxing can leave skin feeling smooth and soft for many weeks, but only if you do it properly, say dermatologists. “At-home waxing can be an affordable method for hair removal, but it’s important… Continue reading Safe At-Home Hair Removal

A Search for Better Hearing-Loss Treatments

Researchers have made a discovery that paves the way for understanding the “genetics of hearing” and may eventually lead to better treatment for hearing loss. Almost 40 million Americans suffer from hearing loss. There is no way to reverse this condition, largely because auditory hair cells, which sense sound and relay that information to the… Continue reading A Search for Better Hearing-Loss Treatments

Hope for a Baldness Cure

A team led by University of Southern California Stem Cell Principal Investigator Cheng-Ming Chuong has demonstrated that by plucking 200 hairs in a specific pattern and density, they can induce up to 1,200 replacement hairs to grow one a mouse. The results were published in the April 9th 2015 edition of the journal Cell. A… Continue reading Hope for a Baldness Cure

Dermatologists’ Tips to Treat and Control Dandruff

Do you have a favorite black sweater, but you’re afraid to wear it because of dandruff? Fear not, say dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology. Although those pesky white flakes of dry skin can be annoying, especially if you’re wearing dark colors, it’s fairly easy to treat and control dandruff with patience – and… Continue reading Dermatologists’ Tips to Treat and Control Dandruff

Everything You Need to Know About Gray Hair

By Jon Yaneff

Gray hair is often regarded as a clear-cut sign of getting older. That first gray hair can arise when you least suspect it. Although it’s typically seen in older adults, even people in their 20s and late teens may see silver strands.

There are people of all ages doing their best to cover up gray hair while others wear it proudly. But why does it happen, and what can you do about it if you want to get rid of it to look younger?